Christopher Peterka was born in 1978 in Hückeswagen and grew up well-sheltered in the Bergisches Land as the son of two teachers. As an author, forecast futurist, serial founder, and investor, he has been training the imagination for innovative developments for three decades under the motto: “My destiny is the future.”
Under the brand "The Scout," he reports on what could become reality for his audience the day after tomorrow: new technologies, new business models, new behavior patterns. In lightning speed and free speech, he builds bridges from the everyday practice of his clients into possible futures in just a few minutes.
In order to achieve this, he conducts intensive personal field research on future images of doers in business, politics, and culture around the globe. Still in high school, he founded his first company with a school friend at the end of the 90s, achieving seven-figure sales within a year. In 2000, he conceptualized voice control of computers and founded again—this time with the support of venture capital investors.
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Christopher Peterka was born in 1978 in Hückeswagen and grew up well-sheltered in the Bergisches Land as the son of two teachers. As an author, forecast futurist, serial founder, and investor, he has been training the imagination for innovative developments for three decades under the motto: “My destiny is the future.”
Under the brand "The Scout," he reports on what could become reality for his audience the day after tomorrow: new technologies, new business models, new behavior patterns. In lightning speed and free speech, he builds bridges from the everyday practice of his clients into possible futures in just a few minutes.
In order to achieve this, he conducts intensive personal field research on future images of doers in business, politics, and culture around the globe. Still in high school, he founded his first company with a school friend at the end of the 90s, achieving seven-figure sales within a year. In 2000, he conceptualized voice control of computers and founded again—this time with the support of venture capital investors.
Peterka's leitmotif is his progressive, optimistic stance in favor of an economically sustainable future in freedom and peace. He speaks plainly about the situation: "We have long been in an open battle for the supremacy of political value systems. Will we find our livelihood in US dependence on technology giants? Will we have to find our way in a Chinese-dominated system?
Or will we perhaps still - and once again - manage to outsmart the rest of the world with our own ingenuity? Unlike many technology enthusiasts, Peterka puts his finger on the current wounds of a lack of curiosity, self-indulgent engineering romanticism and sluggish loyalty to authority.
In this way, he awakens the spirit, tickles the intellect and motivates people to embark on practical change - with a smile.
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"Christopher Peterka lays the access to the frontier of digital innovation"
Ms. Marlo Köhler, Deutsche Bank Asset & Wealth Management
"Peterka shows a deep understanding of our problems and provides the creative edge to implement them accordingly"
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"Far-sighted, focused and highly meaningful insights for decision-makers" Mr. Gerhard Müller, EY
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July 2024: Startups Magazine
Article: "Europe at the Crossroads of the AI Revolution" by Christopher Peterka
Zurich, June 2024: Recontres, La Fonciere
Keynote: "Switzerland: Sketches for the future"
Rekjavik Iceland, May 2024:
Keynote "Quantum Leadership in global systems competition", secret client
Freiburg, April 2024: tekom annual conference
Keynote: "AI revolution or downfall? Technical writers at the crossroads."
Düsseldorf, February 2024:
- Conception & moderation of the "Salon der Pioniere", Forum Private Banks for Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH
- Moderation of Rheinische Post Media Sales Conference for RP Media GmbH
Principality of Liechtenstein, January 2024:
- Co-host of the World Systemic Forum, Schaan, Liechtenstein -The Systems Change Foundation
- Conceptual development of the forum
- Development of editorial guidelines, including with Rudolf Hilti, founder of The System Change Foundation
- Live moderation of the hybrid format including discussions on system change and sustainable solutions
Düsseldorf, December 2023: Peterka moderates the forum "Mensch sein - Mensch bleiben?" of the Rheinische Post.
- Conceptual development of the forum
- Editorial VIP coordination, among others with Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwer, Partner Hengeler & Hans-Peter Bork, Chairman of the Management Board of the Rheinische Post Media Group
- Live moderation of the hybrid format incl. connection of Mr. Grisha Alroi-Arloser from Tel Aviv
Munich, October 2023: The ZIA Award for "Outstanding Innovation" goes to "BYND SITE", an artificial intelligence-driven analysis tool for the residential real estate market.
- Strategic innovation consulting for the investor
- Co-conception of the AI software
- Mediation of the CEO for the spin-off
- Ongoing coaching of the CEO
Berlin, September 2023: The Nova Innovation Award of the Federal Association of Digital Publishers and Newspaper Publishers goes to the Rheinische Post Forum for "Zeitenwende einer Innenstadt"
- Strategic innovation consulting for the Rheinische Post Forum
- Conception of the format
- Moderation of all workshops, design sprints, trade fair appearances
- Video interviews with decision-makers
Cologne, August 2023:
Mensch Zukunft Stiftung GmbH is founded with twelve shareholders from highly diverse backgrounds and generations. The purpose of the company is to promote democratic governance, education and civic engagement. The first measure will be the production and distribution of a messenger-based chatbot to train broad sections of the population in basic knowledge about artificial intelligence using the gamification approach.
- Foundation & financing of the Mensch Zukunft Podcast
- Development of the Mensch Zukunft Foundation
- Interim management
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